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Heretic

Son of the Sun

Mon, Dec 23, 2024 1:09 PM

First off, when I think "lunatic fringe" for a portion of a fanbase, I think of the people who stalk players/coaches on social media and start throwing around slurs and threats because the game didn't turn out the way they wanted. Not people who advocated for a coaching change after the team laid an egg and embarrassed themselves against their rival at home in a season in which said rival was mediocre as hell. I might not agree with the thought of firing Day (huge buy-out, not like there are tons of superior guys that can be auto-plugged in to the job, potential HUGE losses in transfer portal to go along with all the guys that will be lost due to graduating/going into the draft), but having that opinion isn't "lunatic fringe". A lot more bad than good likely to happen, at least in the short term. So, Herbie was being a bitch acting like wanting a coaching change makes one a lunatic fringe person.

I was more annoyed at him and ESecPN and their rhetoric that makes me really happy they aren't the ones picking the at-large teams because if they were, we'd have 7 SEC teams, three other conference champions, Notre Dame and Boise (at least until they eliminated the whole "small conferences get a team" thing to get an eighth SEC team in).

Indiana gets whipped by Notre Dame, Herbie is super vocal about how they're a fraud that shouldn't have gotten in and the committee fucked up. Tennessee gets whipped even worse by Ohio State and him and Fowler are bending over backwards to say the loss shouldn't change how their season is viewed and they just ran into a very good team. Just comical. Dude should just focus on changing Corso's diapers and save the commentary for media types who actually try to occasionally pretend to have takes not based on their network's conference affiliation.

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Automatik

Senior Member

Mon, Dec 23, 2024 2:39 PM

This Herbie nonsense is hilarious. Ever since he got ran out of town he gets off to stirring the pot. 


Ironman92

Administrator

Mon, Dec 23, 2024 5:05 PM

There are announcers that annoy me but national announcers never upset me.

Sometimes they throw out their opinions and sometimes I agree and sometimes I don’t.

Herbstreit? I was happy AF Ohio St was playing lights out….Herbstreit could’ve been directly telling me to fuck off the 2nd half and I wouldn’t have cared

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Dr Winston O'Boogie

Senior Member

Mon, Dec 23, 2024 6:59 PM
posted by Ironman92

There are announcers that annoy me but national announcers never upset me.

Sometimes they throw out their opinions and sometimes I agree and sometimes I don’t.

Herbstreit? I was happy AF Ohio St was playing lights out….Herbstreit could’ve been directly telling me to fuck off the 2nd half and I wouldn’t have cared

It didn’t inhibit my enjoyment of the game, I just don’t understand why he needs to keep playing the broken record over and over.


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Ironman92

Administrator

Mon, Dec 23, 2024 7:02 PM
posted by Dr Winston O'Boogie

It didn’t inhibit my enjoyment of the game, I just don’t understand why he needs to keep playing the broken record over and over.


Announcers offer are very repetitive.

I will agree that Herbie isn’t as likable as he used to be, but IMO still very good and likable on the air.


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superman

Senior Member

Tue, Dec 24, 2024 8:37 PM

Just remember the SEC is still undefeated in hypothetical games.  


Also, fuck herbie like that's cop's wife did. 

Dr Winston O'Boogie

Senior Member

Wed, Dec 25, 2024 11:28 AM
posted by superman

Just remember the SEC is still undefeated in hypothetical games.  


Also, fuck herbie like that's cop's wife did. 

Tell us about the cop’s wife.  UA cop from Herbie’s Columbus days?


Devils Advocate

Brudda o da bomber

Wed, Dec 25, 2024 11:32 AM

Why doesn’t anybody say the reason Ohio State hasn’t beat Michigan in four years?


It’s obviously Joe Biden‘s fault. They haven’t beat them sconce he’s seen in office

Ironman92

Administrator

Wed, Dec 25, 2024 1:57 PM
posted by Devils Advocate

Why doesn’t anybody say the reason Ohio State hasn’t beat Michigan in four years?


It’s obviously Joe Biden‘s fault. They haven’t beat them sconce he’s seen in office

I scagree


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Ironman92

Administrator

Thu, Dec 26, 2024 1:47 PM

Ford Field is smaller than I imagined but nice

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Devils Advocate

Brudda o da bomber

Thu, Dec 26, 2024 2:11 PM

Go Rockets! 

Ironman92

Administrator

Thu, Dec 26, 2024 2:39 PM
posted by Devils Advocate

Go Rockets! 

Lol, don’t really care


MontyBrunswick

Senior Member

Thu, Dec 26, 2024 4:32 PM
posted by Ironman92

 smaller than I imagined but nice



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justincredible

Honorable Admin

Thu, Dec 26, 2024 4:49 PM

that's what she said

Ironman92

Administrator

Thu, Dec 26, 2024 5:34 PM

4th string QB throws a pick 6

5th string QB comes in and throws a pick 6

The portal is great 

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friendfromlowry

Senior Member

Thu, Dec 26, 2024 6:24 PM
posted by Ironman92

4th string QB throws a pick 6

5th string QB comes in and throws a pick 6

The portal is great 

Were there many people there?


Ironman92

Administrator

Thu, Dec 26, 2024 7:03 PM
posted by friendfromlowry

Were there many people there?


Bottom bowl pretty full. Announced attendance was 25,200


Ironman92

Administrator

Thu, Dec 26, 2024 7:18 PM

Staying quarters are sweet! Apartment rooms and looking out at Comerica Park and Ford Field…and not pricey?

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friendfromlowry

Senior Member

Thu, Dec 26, 2024 7:40 PM
posted by Ironman92

Staying quarters are sweet! Apartment rooms and looking out at Comerica Park and Ford Field…and not pricey?


Ironman92

Administrator

Thu, Dec 26, 2024 8:05 PM
posted by friendfromlowry


Good! Guy beside me in bar is talking about the Bengals and I gave him the Joe Burrow was in our high school league and he had 100 questions. He’s sadder than me in life.


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friendfromlowry

Senior Member

Fri, Dec 27, 2024 12:59 AM

This is an unpopular take and I’m not even sure I believe it because there’s good reason onside kickers are so hard to recover. But they’re so hard to recover that it’s pointless. “Oh we’re down 10 we need to score quickly so we can try that kick that has a 3% chance of working. I can’t wait to watch.”

Like I said, I don’t necessarily think it needs changed. But let’s talk it out. 

sportchampps

Senior Member

Fri, Dec 27, 2024 11:10 AM

It should be hard

MontyBrunswick

Senior Member

Fri, Dec 27, 2024 1:21 PM
posted by sportchampps

It should be hard


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MontyBrunswick

Senior Member

Fri, Dec 27, 2024 1:24 PM
posted by friendfromlowry

This is an unpopular take and I’m not even sure I believe it because there’s good reason onside kickers are so hard to recover. But they’re so hard to recover that it’s pointless. “Oh we’re down 10 we need to score quickly so we can try that kick that has a 3% chance of working. I can’t wait to watch.”

Like I said, I don’t necessarily think it needs changed. But let’s talk it out. 

The NFLs new onside kick rules are much worse than college.

The odds of recovering one already weren't good and the new rules made it even more unlikely.

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friendfromlowry

Senior Member

Sat, Dec 28, 2024 10:38 PM

Colorado got destroyed